Bill Cosby
Cosby Retrial Pushed to 2018, With Celebrity Attorney in Tow
Though initially slated to face retrial on sexual-assault charges before the 2017 holiday season, Bill Cosby won a delay of at least four months Tuesday.
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Bill Cosby Hemorrhaging Defense Counsel in Sex-Assault Case
When Bill Cosby faces a retrial on sexual-assault charges, he will do so without either of the defense attorneys whose work divided jurors in June, new court filings show.
Read moreCosby’s Lead Attorney Moves to Quit Ahead of Retrial
Brian McMonagle, notable Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer and former lead attorney representing comedian Bill Cosby in his sexual assault trial, asked a Pennsylvania judge this week to let him step down from representing Cosby in his November retrial.
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Judge Identifies 12 Jurors Who Deadlocked on Cosby
A judge presiding over the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania released the names Wednesday of the 12 jurors and six alternates from the comedian’s June mistrial.
Read moreMedia Fight to ID Jury That Deadlocked on Cosby
From Buzzfeed to the New York Times, a coalition of news organizations fought in court Tuesday to learn the names of the jurors who deadlocked on Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault trial.
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Bill Cosby Assault Scandal Ends in Mistrial
A judge declared a mistrial Saturday in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial, with the jury deadlocked on whether the comedian intentionally incapacitated a woman he had sex with in 2004.
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Jury Signals Likely Mistrial in Cosby Assault Case
The judge presiding over Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault trial ordered the jury to continue deliberating Thursday after they reported a deadlock on the 79-year-old comedian’s fate.
Read moreJury Begins Cosby Deliberations as Defense Clings to Doubt
The jury hearing Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault case will hear closing arguments Monday after Cosby confirmed that he would not take the stand.
Read moreCosby Admission Read in Court: ‘My God, I’m in Trouble’
Having a police detective read Bill Cosby’s sworn statement to the court, prosecutors worked Friday morning to show that the comedian knew he had crossed the line.
Read morePolice Re-Enact Cosby’s Assault Interview for Jury
The officer who questioned Bill Cosby over a decade ago about assault claims for which he is now on trial took the witness stand Thursday, reading aloud Cosby’s answers about the night he had sex with Andrea Constand after giving her Benadryl.
Read moreCosby Defense Team Highlights Accuser’s Early Fumbles
Grilling Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault accuser in her second day on the stand, defense counsel worked Wednesday to undermine Andrea Constand’s credibility.
Read moreCosby Accuser Offers Smiles in Tearful Assault Testimony
The only one of Bill Cosby’s dozens of accusers whose claims are not too old to prosecute made an unusual appearance on the witness stand Tuesday, smiling at Cosby while recalling the romantic attention she described as unwelcome.
Read moreWitnesses at Bill Cosby Trial Build Assault Timeline
Patching inconsistencies in their witness’s story Tuesday, prosecutors called up two people to support the claims of a woman who says Bill Cosby drugged and assaulted her.
Read moreCosby Accuser Details Bel Air Assault for Pennsylvania Jury
Kicking off Bill Cosby’s assault trial, the jury heard testimony Monday afternoon from a woman who says she was drugged by the comedian a decade before the sexual encounter for which he is now on trial.
Read moreCosby Trial on 2004 Assault Claim Kicks Off
A throng of supporters met Bill Cosby outside the courtroom Monday where his trial kicks off this morning on a charge of indecent sexual assault.
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Attorneys Select Two Black Jurors for Cosby Assault Trial
Nearly half of the voters attorneys considered Wednesday for service in Bill Cosby’s upcoming assault trial owned up to having already formed opinions about the case.
Read moreEight Jurors, All White, Selected for Cosby Trial
A day and a half of jury selection has produced eight white jurors so far to hear the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby next month.
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Cosby Jury Pool Voices Hardship, Opinions on Guilt
Finding an unbiased panel to hear the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania may prove a lengthy pursuit, a survey of potential jurors showed Monday.
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